Capcom has released its latest bi-annual financial report, revealing among other interesting tidbits that Monster Hunter: Wilds sales have drastically fallen. In fact, it has fallen so much that Monster Hunter: Rise outsold it in recent months.
The financial report, which can be read in full on the official Capcom website, shows a table on page six breaking down game sales across the first half of this financial year. This table shows that Monster Hunter Wilds has sold 637,000 units across all platforms so far in the financial year. For comparison, the prior game in the series Monster Hunter: Rise has sold 643,000.
Why has Monster Hunter; Wilds suffered such a loss in momentum? Well, while the game started off incredibly popular, substantial technical issues following its release hampered its continued growth. Capcom’s president even put blame on how expensive the PS5 was for lacklustre console sales.
The fiscal report does contain far more interesting nuggets, even if you stayed glued to the aforementioned table. Devil May Cry 5 continues to sell well all these years later, racking up a lifetime sales figure of 10,784,000 which is not shabby whatsoever. Street Fighter 6 is doing well too, selling an additional 1,085,000 units so far in the financial year, indicating continued interest in the competitive fighting game.